Hurray! A new post from a new kitchen! The delay was a long one but hopefully the wait will have been worth it. We've moved into a big, beautiful house together and the kitchen is inspiring to say the least. Since these were such a success last time I made them, I decided to share the recipe with the world!
Sam's Chocolate Banana Zucchini muffins - Super Easy to make
What We Used:
2 eggs
1/2 cup oil
1 cup sugar
1 tsp nutmeg
1 tbsp cinnamon
1 tbsp vanilla
1 1/2 cups flour
1 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 cup shaved chocolate
1 cup zucchini
2 bananas
Mix the eggs, the oil and the sugar together in a large bowl. Add the rest of the ingrediants and stir together till everything is wet. Spoon the batter into a greased muffin tin so the cups are about 2/3rds full, then bake at 375 for about 25 minutes.
While the method for these is super easy, I thought it might be good to add in a few pointers about some of the things included in the recipe!!
For instance, shaving chocolate can be a bit of a chore, so you can substitute chocolate chips for a different texture and flavor and to save yourself a bit of a headache. We have a handy dandy Pampered Chef grater that I used to shave the chocolate, and it works like a dream.
In the case of the Bananas, freezing bananas that are getting too ripe is a great way to do it! You could mash a fresh banana by hand, but a frozen banana is already mush when it thaws, saving a bit of time.
If you're missing the bananas or don't have zucchini, substituting pumpkin would also work brilliantly.
These are very moist and full of flavor, and they're relatively healthy despite the chocolate in them.
Oh Food Blog, how I have missed you!!! Pictures will be put up soon of some of the things we missed blogging about during our long silence!
- Sam
